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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Alabama
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I would have preferred basic basic functionality like character creation and leveling in "Classic" before they started touting the "advanced" features of their new product. Then it would be a carrot to upgrade rather than a stick.
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Join Date: Mar 2016
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But your welcome to it if you want, HLO is looking great so far, and $2 a month is pretty much nothing. The original hero lab will still get updated with new stuff (just not new systems). I am really looking forward to the collaborative aspects they hinted at, like with starships and loot tracking. What I really want is a tactical console linked to the players portfolios that are being used, that way when a player casts haste and adds the buff to their character it automatically gets updated in my combined portfolio. I really hope they are heading this way!! |
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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PCGen is not my first choice because it can be clunky, but calling it crap is really a disservice. It is an open source implementation that works well most of the time and is free as in beer and in cost.
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 412
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Yeah if they can go the route of effects in active stance to all portfolios in real time that would be a superb reason for me to go HLO plus that would open the door for a map tool of sorts. I really would love to see HLO become a full-on digital gaming environment as a-lot of the other tools are just single aspects of a greater possible gaming environment. Plus I am having a hard time grasping the application of the other tools for my games, so them going this route would make me just jiggle like jello. xD |
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Join Date: Dec 2014
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I stepped away from PCGen, only because I was able to afford Hero Lab at the time and now I'm too invested in HL Pathfinder to consider any other option. But I'm able to do what I need not because of the core of HL, but because of the Community Pack. I'll try HLO for as long as I can afford it, that's license, content and subscription, it's not only the $2 you mentioned. And in a few countries (mine included) $2 are NOT practically nothing. |
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 363
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so is the current desktop version still going to be supported/updated once HLO comes out? i normally try to avoid programs that force me to be online to use them which sounds like HLO
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Join Date: Mar 2016
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I have given up on avoiding things that require online connection. Originally I was totally against things like Steam (yes it has an offline mode) and the like. I subscribe to many online things already as do you more than likely, like netflix, amazon prime, google music. They have download capabilities but that doesn't help much in an internet outage. |
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 137
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Shadow, have you been able to add any of the character Theme's? If so, where do I find them? If not, how difficult are they to add?
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago, IL (USA)
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Honestly if I had to do them in Pathfinder I would make them a Trait that bootstrapped the different abilities as Racial abilities. That would be a pretty easy way to get them onto a character and use an existing part of the UI. I would just reduce the number of allowed traits down to 1 from 2 from a script on a Mechanic. Hero Lab Resources: Pathfinder - d20pfsrd and Pathfinder Pack Setup 3.5 D&D (d20) - Community Server Setup 5E D&D - Community Server Setup Hero Lab Help - Hero Lab FAQ, Editor Tutorials and Videos, Editor & Scripting Resources. Created by the community for the community - Realm Works kickstarter backer (Alpha Wolf) and Beta tester.- d20 HL package volunteer editor. |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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I have no interest in HLO, as none of my gaming stores have internet. I am quite disappointed that Starfinder won't be supported on HL and look forward to ShadowChemosh solving that.
I'm also pissed that the droid version of HL they've been promising for years is being dropped entirely. |
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